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MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Issues of "Down to Earth(TM)", the environmental educational series from International Paper, are now available for customization by printers, end-users and other organizations that want to add their logo and company information to the brochures before sharing them with customers.

ATLANTA, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Caraustar Industries, Inc. announced today that it will increase prices by $60 per ton on all uncoated recycled paperboard grades and $45 per ton on coated recycled paperboard grades produced by its mills.

ATLANTA, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Caraustar Industries, Inc. announced today that it will increase prices by $50 per ton on all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard and converted products produced by its mills; the increase is effective with shipments on and after February 8, 2010.

LONDON, August 26 /PRNewswire/ --
- Roskill Information Services
- The Economics of Natural Graphite (7th Edition)
- http://www.roskill.com/reports/natural
Over the last decade, the development of thermal and chemical processes
to produce high-purity natural graphite has enabled a more effective use of
graphite resources, as lower grade ores and fines can be transformed into
grades suitable for use in demanding applications such as batteries.

A pencil, containing a solid pigment core within a protective casing, is a common writing implement or art medium. Having a case keeps the pigment from breaking as well as from marking the user's hand.
Pencils differ from pens because they leave marks by physical abrasion rather than staining the paper. The pigment leaves behind a trail of material that adheres to the sheet of paper or other writing surface. Cores are usually made of graphite mixed with clay to bind it. Graphite is durable...

A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.